JP2019109734A - Information presentation program, information presentation method, and information presentation device - Google Patents

Abstract

To promote the use of a facility which houses an article and searches for a location of the article.SOLUTION: An information presentation program locates a route to a location of an object article related to an inquiry about the location of the article from an inquiry source when receiving the inquiry, and presents information on related articles whose locations existing on the located route among a plurality of related articles related to the object article, and information on the located route to the inquiry source.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 10

Description

  The present invention relates to an information presentation program, an information presentation method, and an information presentation apparatus.

  An OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog) is known as a service for users of libraries and the like to search for books. The OPAC is a search system for searching for the location of an article, and may be used, for example, by an operation terminal or the like installed in a facility (hall) having a relatively large number of books, such as a library or a bookstore.

  OPAC is a function that searches materials, for example, books, and shows the current location (for example, the installation location of the OPAC operation terminal) and the destination (for example, the location where the target material is stored) Have. For example, the user grasps the location of the target material (for example, the position of the bookshelf) by the map displayed on the display of the operation terminal or the map printed out from the operation terminal, and moves to the location. You can obtain the materials of the

JP 2003-237915 A Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 2004-334482

Aprino, "The return function is finally added! Route search becomes more convenient!", [Online] March 24, 2016, [Search] September 25, 2017, Internet <URL https: // applinote. com / iOS / article / 113835>, VOYAGE GROUP, Inc.

  The number of users of facilities such as libraries and bookstores is decreasing with the improvement of technology concerning electronic books, the appearance of electronic library services, and the spread of online sales systems of books using the Internet etc. The number of loans or sales of books etc. in

  In one aspect, the present invention is directed to promoting the use of a facility that accommodates an item and supports the search for the location of the item.

  In one aspect, when the information presentation program receives an inquiry about the location of an item, the information presentation program may execute processing for specifying a route from the inquiry source to the location of the target item according to the inquiry. Further, the information presentation program causes the computer to, among a plurality of related items related to the target item, information on the related item whose location is included on the specified route, and information on the specified route. The process presented to the inquiry source may be executed.

  In one aspect, it is possible to promote the use of a facility that accommodates an item and corresponds to a search for the location of the item.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a diagram for briefly explaining an example of a search system according to an embodiment. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a diagram for briefly explaining an example of a search system according to an embodiment. It is a block diagram showing an example of composition of a search system concerning one embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of collection of articles DB. It is a figure which shows an example of search DB. It is a figure which shows an example of arrangement | positioning map data. It is a figure which shows an example of a search table. It is a figure explaining a search table, (A) shows an example of a layout map and a route, (B) shows an example of a passing route. It is a figure which shows an example of a classification table. It is a figure which shows the display example in the operation / display part of a terminal device, (A) shows the screen display example of the operation / display part, (B) shows the display example when the route A is selected in (A). (C) shows a display example when the route B is selected in (A). It is a figure which shows the modification of the display in the operation / display part of a terminal device. It is a figure which shows the modification of the display in the operation / display part of a terminal device. It is a flowchart which shows the operation example of the terminal device which concerns on one Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the operation example of the server which concerns on one Embodiment. It is a figure showing the example of hardware constitutions of the computer concerning one embodiment.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. However, the embodiments described below are merely examples, and there is no intention to exclude the application of various modifications and techniques not explicitly stated below. For example, the present embodiment can be variously modified and implemented without departing from the scope of the present invention. In the drawings used in the following embodiments, portions given the same reference numerals indicate the same or similar portions unless otherwise specified.

[1] One Embodiment As described above, according to the search system such as OPAC, a map is provided which shows the current location and the location of the searched material in the facility. By moving based on the provided map, the user can reach from the present location to the location (destination) of the target material.

  Note that the material (which may be referred to as an article) may be positioned as a search target of the search system housed and arranged in the facility. Hereinafter, a library will be described as an example of a facility. Further, as a material, a book (which may be referred to as a book or a book) will be described as an example.

  According to the OPAC described above, the user can reach the location of the target book through the shortest route from the current location to the destination based on the provided map.

  Here we will consider promoting library use. For example, if it is possible for users to be interested in more books, an increase in the number of books to be borrowed can be expected, which can lead to the promotion of library use.

  Thus, in one embodiment, one or more routes for reaching the destination may be presented in addition to the presentation of the destination, for example, by searching for the target book by the search system. The search system may introduce, for one or more routes to be presented, “recommended books” related to the target book, which is in the middle of each route (on the route). The “route” may be referred to as “route”, “route candidate”, “route”, “route candidate” or the like.

  In this way, the search system can promote the user's migration in the library by presenting one or more routes to the destination and the recommended books on the route, and the use of the library's books A promotion effect can be expected.

  FIGS. 1 and 2 are views for briefly explaining an example of a search system according to an embodiment. 1 and 2 show a plan view of the library displayed on the display of the search terminal.

  As illustrated in FIG. 1, from the position of the terminal device (refer to the circle symbol denoted as “terminal position” in FIG. 1), the location of the target book (star position denoted as “destination location” in FIG. 1) Up to the symbol), two routes are shown. Hereinafter, the route of code (1) shown in FIG. 1 may be described as “route 1”, and the route of code (2) may be described as “route 2”.

  The route 1 and the route 2 shown in FIG. 1 may each be represented as a set of a plurality of route components (which may be referred to as “elements” and “path segments”). For example, as shown in FIG. 2, Route 1 may be expressed as an element indicated by code (1) -1 and a set of elements indicated by code (1) -2. Also, root 2 is a set of an element shown by code (2) -1, an element shown by code (2) -2, an element shown by code (2) -3, and a set of elements shown by code (2) -4 May be represented.

  Hereinafter, the element of code (1) -1 may be described as "element 1-1", and the element of code (1) -2 may be described as "element 1-2." Also, the element of code (2) -1 is described as "element 2-1", the element of code (2) -2 is described as "element 2-2", and the element of code (2) -3 is It may be described as element 2-3 ", and the element of code (2) -4 may be described as" element 2-4 ".

  The route component may mean a predetermined route segment on the map of the facility associated with a group of classifications including one or more classifications. For example, on the route of a certain route component, the user can find out and obtain books belonging to a group of classifications associated with the route component.

  In other words, a predetermined route segment that can refer to books belonging to a group of classifications may be defined as a route component. Then, the route may be positioned as a route connecting one or more continuous route segments. The route section may be divided, for example, by a group of bookshelves including one or more bookshelves, or various units such as a predetermined distance, instead of the group of classes.

  Here, the classification of books will be described. Books may be classified based on subject matter or content, such as, for example, a book taxonomy. In the following description, books are classified according to the Japanese decimal classification method, which is one of the book classification methods. Note that the book classification method is not limited to this, and various classification methods used in Japan or foreign countries, or a combination of one or more of them may be used.

  In the Japanese decimal classification method, a 3-digit classification symbol (hereinafter sometimes referred to as a code) is used. For example, in the code of "134", the major classification (first division: "1" in the example) relates to the philosophy, the middle classification (the second division: "3" in the example) relates to the philosophy, and the small division (third division) : In the example “4”) relates to German-Austrian philosophy. That is, the code "134" is a classification indicating the German-Austrian philosophy of the Western philosophy of the philosophy. If the code does not fit in three digits, a period “.” May be added to the end of the three digit code, and an additional (fourth digit or later) code may be added below the period.

  Also in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the code according to the rule mentioned above is matched with the bookshelf. In addition, in FIG.1 and FIG.2, "R" shows a reference book.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the search system compares, for example, the classification range subordinate to each of the route components 1-1 to 2-4 with the classification of books used in connection with the target book. And books within the classification range may be extracted as recommended books.

  As exemplified by the circle symbols and star symbols in the maps of FIGS. 1 and 2, in the conventional OPAC search, the current location and the destination location are indicated on the map.

  In one embodiment, for the map in which the current position and the destination location are indicated, materials presented on the way from the current position to the destination location are further presented as a recommended book.

  As described above, according to one embodiment, the user stops near the route section where the recommended book is presented on the way to the destination location, whereby a book other than the target book (hereinafter referred to as “non-purpose book”) It may be expected to increase usage of In addition, by making the user interested in the non-target book, the other books belonging to the non-target book category and the books classified in the non-target book (for example, related to the non-target book) The use of recommended books etc. is promoted, and the use expansion of the library can be expected.

[1-1] Configuration Example of One Embodiment Hereinafter, a configuration example of one embodiment will be described. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the search system 1 according to an embodiment. As shown in FIG. 3, the search system 1 may include, for example, the terminal device 2 and the server 3.

  The terminal device 2 and the server 3 may be communicably connected to each other by, for example, the network 4.

  The network 4 may be, for example, the Internet or an intranet including a Local Area Network (LAN) or a Wide Area Network (WAN), or a combination thereof. The network 4 may also include a virtual network such as a VPN (Virtual Private Network). The network 4 may be formed by one or both of a wired network and a wireless network.

  The terminal device 2 is a computer installed in the hall of a facility such as a library, and is an example of an operation terminal used by a user for searching a collection of books. Examples of the terminal device 2 include various computers such as a PC (Personal Computer) such as a desktop, a laptop or a mobile, a terminal of a thin client environment, a tablet, and a smartphone. In the following description, the terminal device 2 is installed at a specific place in the hall.

  The terminal device 2 performs, for example, various communications with the server 3 with the server 3 via the network 4 such as transmission of a request for searching for a target book, and reception of a response for a search result and a recommended book. Good.

  As illustrated in FIG. 3, the terminal device 2 may include, for example, an operation / display unit 21, an operation control unit 22, and a communication unit 23.

  The operation / display unit 21 may include an input unit for information (operation request) from the user and an output unit for information to the user. An example of the operation / display unit 21 is a touch panel display. The operation / display unit 21 may include a display device such as a monitor such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) and an input device such as a keyboard, a mouse, and a voice input, instead of the touch panel display.

  The operation / display unit 21 may display various screens for searching for a target book, and screens showing information of search results and recommended books. The operation / display unit 21 may have a printer for printing information on search results and recommended books.

  For example, the operation / display unit 21 may receive processing such as input of a search keyword, selection of a book based on a search result, selection of a route to a place of the selected book, or the like in search of a target book.

  The operation control unit 22 may perform control of information to be displayed on the operation / display unit 21 and control of a request to be transmitted to the server 3 according to the input content (operation request) received by the operation / display unit 21. For example, the operation control unit 22 transmits an inquiry to the search program of the server 3 via the communication unit 23 based on the input content, and operates a response (for example, a search result, a recommended book, etc.) from the server 3 to the inquiry. Control is performed to display on the display unit 21.

  The communication unit 23 may have a communication interface (not shown) for controlling communication with the server 3 via the network 4.

  The operation / display unit 21 may be configured by hardware including a touch panel display, and the operation control unit 22 and the communication unit 23 are executed by the processor of the terminal device 2 described later executing a program stored in the memory. It may be a functional block to be realized.

  The server 3 is a computer installed in the hall or outside of a facility such as a library, or at a remote place such as a data center, and performs various processing in response to an inquiry from the terminal device 2. This is an example of an information presentation apparatus that presents information. Examples of the server 3 include various physical server devices and / or virtual server devices. The server 3 may be realized, for example, using resources provided by a cloud service, a framework, an application, and the like.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the server 3 may include, for example, a database (DB) 31, a communication unit 32, and a search unit 33.

  The DB 31 stores various information used for the search process by the search unit 33. Information stored in the DB 31 will be described later in the description of the function of the search unit 33. The DB 31 may be stored in a memory unit (for example, the memory 5 b or the storage unit 5 c in FIG. 15) described later.

  The communication unit 32 may include a communication interface (not shown) for controlling communication with the terminal device 2 via the network 4.

  The search unit 33 may search for a target book based on the keyword input in the terminal device 2, and may send the search result obtained by the search to the terminal device 2.

  In addition, the search unit 33 according to an embodiment presents one or more routes from the terminal position to the target book location, and presents information on recommended books related to the target book for each of these routes. You may

[1-2] Description of Search Unit Next, the search unit 33 will be described. The search unit 33 may execute the search process in the procedure exemplified below.

  (I) A target book is searched based on the keyword input in the terminal device 2 (book search processing).

  (II) Identify one or more routes from the position of the terminal device 2 to the location of the target book (route identification process).

  (III) Extract recommended books present on the identified route (extraction process).

  In order to execute the processes (I) to (III) described above, the search unit 33 exemplarily includes a search processing unit 331, a route identification unit 332, an extraction processing unit 333, and as shown in FIG. A display control unit 334 may be provided. Hereinafter, each process of said (I)-(III) by these function parts is demonstrated.

[1-2-1] Book Search Process The search processing unit 331 searches for a book based on the keyword received by the communication unit 32 in the terminal device 2.

  For example, the search processing unit 331 may perform the search with reference to the search DB 312 using the input keyword as a search key.

  In addition, the search processing unit 331 may acquire bibliographic information such as the title of a book obtained by the search (hereinafter referred to as “target book”) from the collection DB 311.

  The collection DB 311 is information for managing, for example, bibliographic information such as a title of a collection, an author, a publisher, and a classification, and collection information such as an arrangement place of a collection.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the collection DB 311. As shown in FIG. As illustrated in FIG. 4, the collection book DB 311 may include a bibliographic record and a holding record. The bibliographic record may be a record that manages bibliographic matters such as title, author, publisher, classification, year of publication, ISBN (International Standard Book Number) and the like. ISBN is an example of a number identifying a book. The collection record may be a record that manages a document number, an arrangement location, a billing symbol, a date of receipt, and the like.

  The bibliographic record and the holding record may be linked by a bibliographic number. In the library DB 311, when there are two or more books of the same title in the library, two or more records of different material numbers may be created with the same bibliographic number.

  The search DB 312 is, for example, an index corresponding to a search key such as a title, an author, a publisher, and a classification.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the search DB 312. As shown in FIG. As illustrated in FIG. 5, the search DB 312 may manage an index extracted from bibliographical items such as a title, an author, a publisher, and a classification by an N-Gram method or the like.

  The search processing unit 331 may search for the target book by searching the index of the search DB 312 described above based on the input keyword and acquiring the array of the corresponding bibliographic number. Then, the search processing unit 331 may acquire bibliographical items such as the title of the corresponding book by searching the library DB 311 described above using, for example, the acquired bibliographic number as a key by using an N-gram or the like. The search processing unit 331 may search for a book from the search DB 312 by morphological analysis using, for example, a language dictionary or the like.

  By the above processing, the search processing unit 331 can search for a book corresponding to the input keyword.

  In addition, the search processing unit 331 may specify the location of the target book based on the layout chart data 313. At this time, for example, the search processing unit 331 may manage (for example, map and manage) the location of the target book on the arrangement map.

  The layout chart data 313 is information for storing a layout chart in a facility such as a library. As exemplified in FIG. 6, the layout chart data 313 may store image data of a layout chart corresponding to the placement location of the book. The image data of the layout drawing may be, for example, a plan view as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 or the like, and as another example, may be a three-dimensional view in which the height direction of the bookshelf is also considered. The position of the terminal device 2 may be set (registered) in advance in the layout diagram.

  Furthermore, the search processing unit 331 may extract the above-mentioned "recommended book" related to the target book. The recommended book may mean, for example, a book related to the searched book (hereinafter, may be referred to as “related book”). A plurality of recommended books may be extracted. Hereinafter, a plurality of extracted recommended books may be described as a set of recommended books.

  The recommended book may be designated in advance by a library or the like, for example, or may be acquired based on a past search history from the terminal device 2. For example, the recommended book may be a book of a second category associated with the first category if the target book is the first category. As an example, when a book with a classification code of "001" is searched, "100" specified in advance for the classification code of "001" or searched before and after the search of the classification code of "001", A book with a classification code of "" may be proposed as a recommended book. In addition to the above-described methods, various known methods may be used as the recommended method for the recommendation book.

[1-2-2] Route Identification Process The route identification unit 332 identifies one or more routes from the installation location of the terminal device 2 to the location of the target book identified by the search processing unit 331. For example, the route specifying unit 332 may specify a route that matches the combination of the installation location of the terminal device 2 and the destination location with reference to the search table 314.

  The search table 314 is information for managing the arrangement of line segments of via routes for the combination of the start point and the end point on the layout map, and manages one or more candidate routes for each combination of the start point candidate and the end point candidate. It is an example of 1 information. The line segment of the transit route may be referred to as a “path segment” and is an example of the above-described route component.

  FIG. 7 shows an example of the search table 314. As shown in FIG. As exemplified in FIG. 7, the search table 314 is registered via route registration in which line segments of the route route are arranged in order of the route from the start location to the end location for the code indicating the start location and the code indicating the end location. May store records. In addition, in the search table 314, the information which shows a passing route may be a predetermined code etc., for example.

  The search table 314 may be created in advance by, for example, a manager of the search system 1 or a person in charge of a library, or a program that performs route analysis and the like, and is appropriately updated if there is a change. Good.

  The search table 314 will be described below with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 (A) shows an example of the layout diagram and the route, and FIG. 8 (B) shows an example of the passing route.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 8A, Route A and Route B exist as routes from the current location which is the installation location (starting location) of the terminal device 2 to a destination location (end location) where the target book is located. Assume the case. Further, as illustrated in FIG. 8B, the route A is formed by the arrangement of the route routes A1 and A2, and the route B is formed by the arrangement of the route routes B1, B2, B3, B4 and B5. .

  The 2nd and 3rd lines of the search table 314 in FIG. 7 are the via route registration records of the route A and the route B illustrated in FIG. 8.

  For example, as shown in the second line of FIG. 7, a route A is formed for the combination of the starting place place code set in the installation place of the terminal device 2 and the end place place code set in the destination place. The routes may be mapped in the order of A1 and A2.

  In addition, as shown in the third line of FIG. 7, via routes forming the route B are B 1, B 2, B 3, B 4, and B 5 with respect to the combination of the same starting place place code and end place place code as the second line. May be associated in the order of

  In addition, the route table which passes when moving along the side of the bookshelf, for example, route route A1, B1 and B4 shown in FIG. It may be set to 314.

  Thus, in the search table 314, via routes may be set in the order of passage for each of one or more route patterns that can be passed when moving from the start location to the end location. These route patterns are not limited to the shortest route from the start location to the end location, but may include routes that are roundabout in terms of promoting the user's migration within the library.

  Further, in the search table 314, a via route registration record indicating one or more route patterns (arrangement of via routes) in each combination may be set for each combination of the start place and the end place.

  For example, when the starting place is the installation place of the terminal device 2, at least the number n (n is a natural number) or more of via-route registration records may be set in the searching table 314 as the starting place is fixed. . When the terminal device 2 is movable, or when there are a plurality of terminal devices 2, at least the number of candidates for the starting point m (m is a natural number) × the number of candidates for the end point is n or more via route registration records may be set. Note that the route may be considered in the direction, and the route in which the start point and the end point are reversed may be treated as different route routes.

  In addition, the starting point location or the end point location of the route may be set in a bookshelf unit, for example, at the central position when the bookshelf is viewed from the front where books can be listed, or in multiple locations viewed from the front of the bookshelf It may be done. Also, the starting place or the end place may be set in units of classification, title, author, publisher, etc. of the books housed in each bookshelf.

  The starting point location, the end point location, and the passing route may be managed in association with the layout chart. In addition, the start point and the end point of the transit route may be defined as a line segment connecting two candidates among a plurality of candidates set as the start place or the end point of the route.

  The route identification unit 332 may identify one or more routes based on the search table 314 described above. For example, the route specifying unit 332 refers to the search table 314, and supports the combination of the installation place of the terminal device 2 which is the starting place and the place of the target book obtained in the book searching process which is the end place. One or more routes may be specified by acquiring one or more records.

  As described above, the route identification unit 332 is an example of an identification unit that identifies the route from the inquiry source to the location of the target item related to the inquiry when it receives an inquiry about the location of the item.

[1-2-3] Extraction Process The extraction processing unit 333 classifies recommended books related to the target book specified by the search processing unit 331, and the route, for each of the one or more routes specified by the route specifying unit 332. By comparing the classification of books arranged above, the classification of recommended books existing on the route is extracted.

  For example, the extraction processing unit 333 may extract, based on the classification table 315, the classification of books arranged on the route for each identified route.

  The classification table 315 is information defining the classification range of the book placed in the route route, and is the second information of managing classification information (range of classification code) of the articles whose locations are included in the route section for each route section. It is an example.

  FIG. 9 shows an example of the classification table 315. As shown in FIG. As illustrated in FIG. 9, the classification table 315 may store the start classification and the end classification of the classification arranged in the bookshelf in the via route.

  As described above, books are arranged by classification based on the content etc. (eg, Japanese decimal classification). Also, the via route is a line segment along the bookshelf. Therefore, since the classifications related to each other are collected in the book shelf near the via route, as described above, the classification table 315 can manage the book classification range in association with each via route.

  In addition, in the search table 314, a via route which passes when moving along the side surface of the bookshelf, in other words, a via route in which the book can not be viewed may be set. On the other hand, the classification table 315 is information in which the classification of books viewed from the via route is associated with the via route. Therefore, in the classification table 315, the start classification and the end classification may not be set for the route through which the book can not be viewed, for example, the route routes A1, B1 and B4 shown in FIG. ). Note that the record itself may not exist in the classification table 315 for the route through which the book can not be viewed.

  The classification table 315 may be created in advance by, for example, a manager of the search system 1 or a person in charge of a library, or a program for managing the arrangement status, etc. May be updated.

  Here, in the book search process described above, a set of recommended books for a target book is obtained.

  Whether the extraction processing unit 333 includes the classification of books included in the set of recommended books acquired by the search processing unit 331 in the classification range for each transit route forming the specified route based on the classification table 315 described above It may be determined whether or not. Then, when the classification range includes the classification of the books included in the set of recommended books, the extraction processing unit 333 may extract the books as recommended books on the route.

  As an example, as shown in FIG. 9, as a set of recommended books, a book a1 of class "009", a book b1 of class "101", a book b2 of class "111" and a book b3 of class "123" are obtained Assume the case of

  In this case, since the book a1 is included in the classification range of the route route A2 forming the route A, the extraction processing unit 333 may detect the book a1 as a recommended book of the route A. Further, the book b1 is included in the classification range of the route route B2 forming the route B, the book b2 is included in the classification range of the route route B3 forming the route B, and the book b3 is in the route route B5 forming the route B It is included in the classification range. Therefore, the extraction processing unit 333 may detect the books b1, b2, and b3 as recommended books for the route B, respectively.

  The extraction processing unit 333 may obtain, for example, bibliographic information of the recommended book or information such as the place where the recommended book is arranged, as information of the recommended book. These pieces of information may be acquired based on the collection book DB 311, the search DB 312, the arrangement chart data 313, and the like.

  As described above, the extraction processing unit 333 extracts the related item whose location is included in the identified route based on the second information stored in the memory unit and the classification information of each of the plurality of related items. It is an example of an extraction part.

[1-2-4] Description of Display Control Next, display control by the display control unit 334 will be described. The display control unit 334 controls the display of the search processing result by the search unit 33. The search processing result is presented to the user on the operation / display unit 21 of the terminal device 2. The search processing result may include the information acquired by the search processing unit 331, the route identification unit 332, and the extraction processing unit 333.

  In the following description, the terminal device 2 functions as a web client and the server 3 functions as a web server, and in response to a request from the terminal device 2, the server 3 generates a web page, and the generated web page is The case of responding to will be described as an example. The request may be, for example, an http (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) request for a predetermined URL (Uniform Resource Locator). Also, the web page may be generated by a markup language such as, for example, html (HyperText Markup Language).

  Hereinafter, display control by the display control unit 334 will be described with reference to a display example in the operation / display unit 21 of the terminal device 2.

  For example, as a response to the terminal device 2, the display control unit 334 may respond with response information (for example, an HTTP response) including the installation diagram shown in FIG. The response information may include, for example, the following information.

・ Arrangement map ・ Current location (example: Installation place of terminal device 2)
・ Destination (example: location of target book)
-Possible route from current location to destination (eg, route A and route B)
・ Information on recommended books per route and their locations

  For example, in response to the response to the search request from the terminal device 2, the operation / display unit 21 may display the screen shown in FIG. 10 (A). In FIG. 10A, the current location, the destination, and the route A and the route B (route candidate) may be displayed.

  Further, in the example shown in FIG. 10A, for example, when the user selects one of the route A and the route B by the operation of the operation / display unit 21 (for example, the touch of the touch panel), the arrangement diagram is It may transition to FIG. 10 (B) or FIG. 10 (C).

  FIG. 10B is a display example when the route A is selected. When the route A is selected, information on the recommendation a1 (for example, a bibliographical matter) which is a recommended book corresponding to the route A and its location may be displayed on the layout chart (see FIG. 9).

  FIG. 10C shows a display example when the route B is selected. When the route B is selected, the information on the recommendations b1, b2 and b3 corresponding to the route B (for example, bibliographic items) and their locations may be displayed on the layout diagram (see FIG. 9).

  As described above, the display control unit 334 generates, as response information, data of a web page that enables screen transition as illustrated in FIGS. 10A to 10C, and the communication unit 32 It may be transmitted to the terminal device 2 via In addition, about the information of the recommended book for every route used for screen transition from FIG. 10 (A) to FIG. 10 (B) or FIG. 10 (C) and its location, selection of a screen in FIG. 10 (A) May be transmitted from the server 3 when a request is generated.

  As described above, the extraction processing unit 333 and the display control unit 334, among the plurality of related items related to the target item, the information on the related item whose location is included on the specified route, the information on the specified route, Is an example of a presentation unit that presents to the inquiry source.

  In addition, when the route specifying unit 332 specifies a plurality of routes, the display control unit 334 presents a plurality of routes to the inquirer, and the related item for which the location is included on the route selected for the route. Present information. Thereby, it is possible to present recommended books in the route selected by the user, and to suppress excessive recommendation.

  In the example illustrated in FIGS. 10B and 10C, the balloon of the route routes A1, A2, and B1 to B5 is displayed on the arrangement diagram, but the display of these may be omitted. In the screen of FIG. 10B or FIG. 10C, printing of the displayed screen may be performed by the user pressing a “print” button (not shown).

  In the above description, the display control unit 334 performs display control after the processing of the search processing unit 331, the route specification unit 332, and the extraction processing unit 333 is completed, but the present invention is limited thereto. It is not a thing. For example, when the processing of the search processing unit 331 is completed, the display control unit 334 causes the terminal device 2 to display the first response information including the information of the target book, the location thereof, and the list of recommended books. It is also good.

  When the first response information is transmitted, the display control unit 334 includes a second information including information on a candidate route and information on a recommended book on the route when the processing of the route identification unit 332 and the extraction processing unit 333 is completed. The response information may be displayed on the terminal device 2. Alternatively, the display control unit 334 may cause the terminal device 2 to display the second response information in response to the user pressing a “route display” button (not shown).

  In the example shown in FIG. 10, when the route is selected from the route candidates, the recommended book of the selected route is presented, but it is not limited to this.

  For example, as illustrated in FIG. 11, recommended books for all route candidates may be displayed, and the user may be made to select a route to a destination based on the displayed recommended books.

  In other words, when the route specifying unit 332 specifies a plurality of routes, the display control unit 334 presents a plurality of routes to the inquirer, and for each of the plurality of routes, a related item including a location on each route Present information. As a result, it is possible to present many recommended books that the user may be interested in, and to promote the user's migration.

  Alternatively, as exemplified in the upper part of FIG. 12, a list of recommended books related to the target book extracted by the search processing unit 331 may be presented on the screen. The display control unit 334 displays a route passing through the recommended book as exemplified in the lower part of FIG. 12 when the recommended book detected (selected) by the user from the list of recommended books is detected. May be

  In other words, when the route specifying unit 332 specifies a plurality of routes, the display control unit 334 presents information on a plurality of related items to the inquirer. The display control unit 334 is a route including the information of the related item selected by the inquiry source and the location of the related item selected by the query source among the plurality of related items Information on any one of the routes is presented. In this way, it is possible to present a route through the locations of recommended books that the user is interested in, regardless of the location, thus promoting the user's migration.

  So far, although the terminal device 2 and the server 3 have been described as being web clients and web servers, respectively, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, at least a part of the function performed by the display control unit 334 of the server 3 may be executed by the operation control unit 22 of the terminal device 2. In this case, the operation control unit 22 executes display control such as display of the target book location, display of one or more routes to the destination, display of recommended books on the route, and the like on the layout map. Good.

  In the above description, the location of the target book, one or more routes to the destination, and recommended books on the route are displayed on the layout diagram, but the present invention is limited thereto. is not. For example, instead of (or in addition to) the layout drawing, information serving as a mark on the way to the destination (for example, the number of a bookshelf, the feature of a corner, etc.) may be displayed by a list or the like.

  As described above, according to one embodiment, the migration route plan for the combination of the starting place in the library and the end point where the desired book is located is registered in advance, and the classification of the books arranged in the migration route It is possible to selectively present books that the user is likely to be interested based on, for example. Therefore, since the user can make a tour of the library in the middle of the route from the user's present location to the place where the target book is located, utilization of the library can be promoted.

  In addition, even if a book search is performed, a book desired by the user may not be found due to a relation such as a search keyword. Even in such a case, according to one embodiment, a route through a bookshelf on which a recommended book related to books searched by the user is arranged is presented. Therefore, it is possible to increase the possibility of finding a book desired by the user, and to suppress repeated searches from the terminal device 2 until the user finds a desired book. Can be controlled.

[1-3] Operation Example Next, with reference to FIGS. 13 and 14, an operation example of the search system 1 configured as described above will be described.

[1-3-1] Operation Example of Terminal Device First, an operation example of the terminal device 2 will be described with reference to FIG.

  As illustrated in FIG. 13, the operation / display unit 21 of the terminal device 2 receives an input of a search condition for a book by the user (step S1).

  Next, the operation control unit 22 of the terminal device 2 transmits a search request to the server 3 via the communication unit 23 (step S2).

  When the operation control unit 22 receives a response from the server 3 via the communication unit 23 (step S3), the operation control unit 22 displays the search processing result based on the response (step S4; see FIGS. 10 to 12), and the process ends. .

[1-3-2] Operation Example of Server Next, an operation example of the server 3 will be described with reference to FIG.

  As illustrated in FIG. 14, the communication unit 32 of the server 3 receives a book search request from the terminal device 2 (step S11), and passes the received information to the search unit 33.

  The search processing unit 331 of the search unit 33 specifies the target book targeted for the search based on the keyword included in the received search request and the collection DB 311 and the search DB 312 (step S12).

  The search processing unit 331 specifies the location of the target book in the layout chart based on the layout chart data 313. At this time, the search processing unit 331 may cause the operation / display unit 21 of the terminal device 2 to display the target book location via the display control unit 334 (step S13).

  Further, the search processing unit 331 extracts the recommended book related to the target book based on the information defined in advance or the search history. At this time, the search processing unit 331 may cause the operation / display unit 21 of the terminal device 2 to display the recommended book via the display control unit 334 (step S14).

  Next, the route specification unit 332 of the search unit 33 specifies one or more routes from the user's current location (for example, the installation location of the terminal device 2) to the target book location based on the search table 314 (step S15). .

  Next, the extraction processing unit 333 of the search unit 33 extracts, based on the classification table 315, the classification (classification range) of the books arranged on the route for each of the routes specified by the route specification unit 332 (step S16). ).

  In addition, the extraction processing unit 333 compares the classification of the recommended book extracted in step S14 with the classification (classification range) of books arranged on the route extracted in step S16, and specifies the recommended book on each route (Step S17).

  The display control unit 334 of the search unit 33 causes the operation / display unit 21 of the communication unit 32 to display the one or more routes identified in step S15 on the arrangement map including the current location and the destination (step S18). ).

  Then, the display control unit 334 causes the operation / display unit 21 to display information on the recommended book specified in step S17, for example, bibliographic information and position information, corresponding to the route selected through the operation / display unit 21 (see Step S19), the process ends.

[1-4] Hardware Configuration Example Next, a hardware configuration example of the terminal device 2 and the server 3 according to an embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The terminal device 2 and the server 3 may have the same hardware configuration as each other. Hereinafter, the terminal device 2 and the server 3 will be collectively described as the computer 5 (see FIG. 15), and an example of the hardware configuration of the computer 5 will be described.

  As illustrated in FIG. 15, the computer 5 exemplarily includes a processor 5a, a memory 5b, a storage unit 5c, an IF (Interface) unit 5d, an I / O (Input / Output) unit 5e, and a reading unit 5f. Good.

  The processor 5a is an example of an arithmetic processing unit that performs various controls and calculations. The processor 5a may be communicably connected to each block in the computer 5 via the bus 5i. As the processor 5a, for example, an integrated circuit (IC) such as a CPU, an MPU, a DSP, an ASIC, or an FPGA may be used. CPU is an abbreviation for Central Processing Unit, and MPU is an abbreviation for Micro Processing Unit. DSP is an abbreviation for Digital Signal Processor, ASIC is an abbreviation for Application Specific Integrated Circuit, and FPGA is an abbreviation for Field-Programmable Gate Array.

  The memory 5 b is an example of hardware that stores information such as various data and programs. Examples of the memory 5 b include volatile memory such as RAM (Random Access Memory).

  The storage unit 5 c is an example of hardware that stores information such as various data and programs. Examples of the storage unit 5c include various storage devices such as a magnetic disk device such as a hard disk drive (HDD), a semiconductor drive device such as a solid state drive (SSD), and a non-volatile memory. Examples of the non-volatile memory include a flash memory, a storage class memory (SCM), and a read only memory (ROM).

  The DB 31 illustrated in FIG. 3 may be realized by, for example, the storage area of the memory 5 b of the server 3 or the storage unit 5 c. The memory 5 b or the storage unit 5 c that stores the DB 31 is an example of a memory unit.

  In addition, the storage unit 5c may store a program 5g for realizing all or part of various functions of the computer 5. The processor 5a can implement the function as the terminal device 2 or the server 3 illustrated in FIG. 3 by developing the program 5g stored in the storage unit 5c in the memory 5b and executing the program 5g. For example, in the terminal device 2, the processor 5a of the terminal device 2 expands the program 5g stored in the storage unit 5c in the memory 5b and executes arithmetic processing to operate / display unit 21, the operation control unit 22, the function as the communication unit 23 can be realized. Further, in the server 3, the processor 5a of the server 3 develops the program 5g stored in the storage unit 5c in the memory 5b and executes arithmetic processing, whereby the functions as the communication unit 32 and the search unit 33 are implemented. realizable.

  The IF unit 5 d is an example of a communication interface that performs connection with the network 4 and control of communication. For example, the IF unit 5d may include an adapter conforming to a LAN or optical communication (for example, FC (Fibre Channel; Fiber Channel)). For example, the program 5g may be downloaded from the network to the computer 5 via the communication interface and stored in the storage unit 5c.

  The I / O unit 5e may include one or both of an input unit such as a mouse, a keyboard, or an operation button, and an output unit such as a touch panel display, a monitor such as an LCD, a projector, or a printer. The operation / display unit 21 of the terminal device 2 illustrated in FIG. 3 is an example of the I / O unit 5e.

  The reading unit 5 f is an example of a reader that reads information of data and programs recorded on the recording medium 5 h. The reading unit 5f may include a connection terminal or device capable of connecting to or inserting the recording medium 5h. Examples of the reading unit 5 f include an adapter conforming to USB (Universal Serial Bus) or the like, a drive device for accessing a recording disk, a card reader for accessing a flash memory such as an SD card, and the like. The program 5g may be stored in the recording medium 5h, and the reading unit 5f may read the program 5g from the recording medium 5h and store the read program 5g in the storage unit 5c.

  Examples of the recording medium 5 h include non-temporary recording media such as a magnetic / optical disk and a flash memory. Examples of the magnetic / optical disc include a flexible disc, a compact disc (CD), a digital versatile disc (DVD), a Blu-ray disc, and a holographic versatile disc (HVD). Examples of the flash memory include a USB memory and an SD card. In addition, as CD, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW etc. are mentioned illustratively. Further, examples of the DVD include a DVD-ROM, a DVD-RAM, a DVD-R, a DVD-RW, a DVD + R, a DVD + RW, and the like.

  The hardware configuration of the computer 5 described above is an example. Therefore, hardware increase / decrease in the computer 5 (for example, addition or deletion of an arbitrary block), division, integration in any combination, or addition or deletion of a bus, etc. in at least one of the terminal device 2 and the server 3 May be performed as appropriate.

[2] Others The technology according to the above-described embodiment can be modified or changed as follows.

  For example, each functional block of the terminal device 2 shown in FIG. 3 may be merged or divided in any combination. Further, each functional block of the server 3 shown in FIG. 3 may be merged or divided in any combination.

  Furthermore, the processor 5a of the computer 5 shown in FIG. 15 is not limited to a single processor or a single core processor, and may be a multiprocessor or a multi-core processor.

  Although the case where the search system 1 is applied to a facility that handles books such as a library or a bookstore as an OPAC function has been described as an example in the above-described embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the above-described technology can be applied to facilities such as museums corresponding to a search system that displays various exhibits and displays the position of the exhibits by a search.

[3] Additional Notes The following additional notes will be disclosed regarding the above-described embodiment.

(Supplementary Note 1)
When receiving an inquiry about the location of the item, the route from the inquiry source to the location of the target item related to the inquiry is specified,
Information on related items whose location is included in the specified route among the plurality of related items related to the target item and information on the specified route are presented to the inquiry source.
An information presentation program that causes a computer to execute processing.

(Supplementary Note 2)
The identification of the route is based on first information that manages one or more candidate routes for each combination of the starting point candidate and the end point candidate, the starting point candidate is the inquiry source, and the end point candidate is the location of the target article. Identify a candidate route corresponding to the combination
The information presentation program according to appendix 1.

(Supplementary Note 3)
The candidate route managed by the first information includes one or more route segments,
The location is included on the identified route based on second information for managing classification information of the articles whose locations include the location in the route segment for each of the route segments, and classification information of each of the plurality of related items. Identify related items to be
The information presentation program according to appendix 2, causing the computer to execute a process.

(Supplementary Note 4)
The classification information is a classification code based on the content of the article,
In the second information, a range of classification codes of articles for which a location is included in the route section is set for each of the route sections.
The information presentation program described in Appendix 3.

(Supplementary Note 5)
Generating a map indicating the location of the inquiry source, the location of the target item, the specified route, and bibliographical items of the related item whose location is included on the specified route and the location of the related item;
Presenting the generated map to the query source;
The information presentation program according to any one of appendices 1 to 4, which causes the computer to execute a process.

(Supplementary Note 6)
When a plurality of the routes are specified, the plurality of routes are presented to the inquiry source,
Information on related items whose locations are included in the route is presented to the query source for the route selected by the query source among the plurality of identified routes.
The information presentation program according to any one of appendices 1 to 5, which causes the computer to execute a process.

(Appendix 7)
When a plurality of the routes are specified, the plurality of routes are presented to the inquiry source,
Information on related items whose locations are included in each route is presented to the inquiry source for each of the plurality of identified routes.
The information presentation program according to any one of appendices 1 to 5, which causes the computer to execute a process.

(Supplementary Note 8)
When a plurality of the routes are specified, information on the plurality of related items is presented to the inquiry source,
A route including information on related items selected by the inquiry source and the location of the related items selected by the inquiry source among the plurality of related items, and any one of the plurality of specified routes Information of the route of
The information presentation program according to any one of appendices 1 to 5, which causes the computer to execute a process.

(Appendix 9)
Computer processor,
When receiving an inquiry about the location of the item, the route from the inquiry source to the location of the target item related to the inquiry is specified,
Information on related items whose location is included in the specified route among the plurality of related items related to the target item and information on the specified route are presented to the inquiry source.
Information presentation method.

(Supplementary Note 10)
The identification of the path is performed based on first information in which the processor manages one or more candidate paths for each combination of the start point candidate and the end point candidate, the start point candidate is the inquiry source, and the end point candidate is the Identify a candidate route corresponding to the combination that is the location of the target article,
The information presentation method as described in appendix 9.

(Supplementary Note 11)
The candidate route managed by the first information includes one or more route segments,
On the specified route based on second information for managing classification information of an item whose location includes in the route section for each of the route sections and classification information of each of the plurality of related items Identify related items whose location is included in
The information presentation method as described in appendix 10.

(Supplementary Note 12)
Said processor
Generating a map indicating the location of the inquiry source, the location of the target item, the specified route, and bibliographical items of the related item whose location is included on the specified route and the location of the related item;
Presenting the generated map to the query source;
The information presentation method according to any one of appendices 9-11.

(Supplementary Note 13)
An identification unit that identifies a route from the inquiry source to the location of the target item related to the inquiry when receiving an inquiry about the location of the item;
A presentation unit that presents, to the inquiry source, information on the related item whose location is included in the specified route among the plurality of related items related to the target item, and information on the specified route;
An information presentation device that has

(Supplementary Note 14)
A memory unit for storing first information for managing one or more candidate routes for each combination of the start point candidate and the end point candidate;
The identification unit identifies a candidate route corresponding to a combination in which the start point candidate is the inquiry source and the end point candidate is the location of the target article based on the first information stored in the memory unit.
The information presentation apparatus according to appendix 13.

(Supplementary Note 15)
The candidate route managed by the first information includes one or more route segments,
The memory unit stores second information for managing classification information of an article whose location is included in the route section for each route section,
An extraction unit for extracting a related item whose location is included on the specified route, based on the second information stored by the memory unit and classification information of each of the plurality of related items;
The information presentation apparatus according to appendix 14.

(Supplementary Note 16)
The classification information is a classification code based on the content of the article,
In the second information, a range of classification codes of articles for which a location is included in the route section is set for each of the route sections.
The information presentation apparatus according to appendix 15.

(Supplementary Note 17)
The presentation unit is
Generating a map indicating the location of the inquiry source, the location of the related item, the specified route, and the bibliographical items of the related item whose location is included on the specified route and the location of the related item;
Presenting the generated map to the query source;
The information presentation apparatus according to any one of appendices 13-16.

(Appendix 18)
The presentation unit is
When the specifying unit specifies a plurality of the routes, the plurality of routes are presented to the inquiry source,
Information on related items whose locations are included in the route is presented to the query source for the route selected by the query source among the plurality of identified routes.
The information presentation apparatus according to any one of appendices 13-17.

(Appendix 19)
The presentation unit is
When the specifying unit specifies a plurality of the routes, the plurality of routes are presented to the inquiry source,
Information on related items whose locations are included in each route is presented to the inquiry source for each of the plurality of identified routes.
The information presentation apparatus according to any one of appendices 13-17.

(Supplementary Note 20)
The presentation unit is
If the identification unit identifies a plurality of the routes, information on the plurality of related items is presented to the inquiry source,
A route including information on the related item selected by the inquiry source and the location of the related item selected by the inquiry source among the plurality of related items, any of the plurality of specified routes Information of the route of
The information presentation apparatus according to any one of appendices 13-17.

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 search system 2 terminal device 21 operation / display unit 22 operation control unit 23, 32 communication unit 3 server 31 database 311 collection database 312 search database 313 layout data 314 search table 315 classification table 33 search unit 331 search processing unit 332 route Identification unit 333 Extraction processing unit 334 Display control unit 4 Network 5 Computer

Claims (9)

When receiving an inquiry about the location of the item, the route from the inquiry source to the location of the target item related to the inquiry is specified,
Information on related items whose location is included in the specified route among the plurality of related items related to the target item and information on the specified route are presented to the inquiry source.
An information presentation program that causes a computer to execute processing. The identification of the route is based on first information that manages one or more candidate routes for each combination of the starting point candidate and the end point candidate, the starting point candidate is the inquiry source, and the end point candidate is the location of the target article. Identify a candidate route corresponding to the combination
The information presentation program according to claim 1. The candidate route managed by the first information includes one or more route segments,
The location is included on the identified route based on second information for managing classification information of the articles whose locations include the location in the route segment for each of the route segments, and classification information of each of the plurality of related items. Identify related items to be
The information presentation program according to claim 2, making the computer execute a process. Generating a map indicating the location of the inquiry source, the location of the target item, the specified route, and bibliographical items of the related item whose location is included on the specified route and the location of the related item;
Presenting the generated map to the query source;
The information presentation program according to any one of claims 1 to 3, which causes the computer to execute a process. When a plurality of the routes are specified, the plurality of routes are presented to the inquiry source,
Information on related items whose locations are included in the route is presented to the query source for the route selected by the query source among the plurality of identified routes.
The information presentation program according to any one of claims 1 to 4, which causes the computer to execute a process. When a plurality of the routes are specified, the plurality of routes are presented to the inquiry source,
Information on related items whose locations are included in each route is presented to the inquiry source for each of the plurality of identified routes.
The information presentation program according to any one of claims 1 to 4, which causes the computer to execute a process. When a plurality of the routes are specified, information on the plurality of related items is presented to the inquiry source,
A route including information on related items selected by the inquiry source and the location of the related items selected by the inquiry source among the plurality of related items, and any one of the plurality of specified routes Information of the route of
The information presentation program according to any one of claims 1 to 4, which causes the computer to execute a process. Computer processor,
When receiving an inquiry about the location of the item, the route from the inquiry source to the location of the target item related to the inquiry is specified,
Information on related items whose location is included in the specified route among the plurality of related items related to the target item and information on the specified route are presented to the inquiry source.
Information presentation method. An identification unit that identifies a route from the inquiry source to the location of the target item related to the inquiry when receiving an inquiry about the location of the item;
A presentation unit that presents, to the inquiry source, information on the related item whose location is included in the specified route among the plurality of related items related to the target item, and information on the specified route;
An information presentation device that has

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